‘More more more!’ said Mousemouse, waving his little paws in the air. ‘More adventures! More mysteries! More fun! I’ve got to have more! More!’ He was shaking now, his little eyes wide and slightly bloodshot.

‘Mousemouse!’ Digory Dog said sharply. ‘Stop it!’ There was an awkward silence. ‘Look,’ said Digory. ‘I think it’s time you admitted you have a problem. This is getting out of hand.’

‘I just love adventure,’ said Mousemouse quietly.

‘It’s an addiction and you need to seek help,’ said Digory Dog. ‘You’re not just hurting yourself, you’re hurting those around you.’

Oh, so Mousemouse-as-Barney does not refer to the purple dinosaur? I was willing to run with that hypothesis by relating the creatures in terms of creepy cuteness... but Barney the dinosaur at least knows when to pack it in and sing the cleanup song.